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The day after the global climate protests, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has encouraged young people to fight the climate crisis. She gave a short speech at the United Nations Youth Summit.
"Yesterday millions of people marched around the globe demanding real climate action, especially young people," the 16-year-old said in her brief address in New York. "We have shown that we are united and that no one can stop us young people."
According to official figures, around 700 participants were expected at the meeting, which will take place before the climate summit with Heads of State and Government on Monday. With the first Climate Youth Summit, the United Nations recognizes the importance of Thunberg's global movement for more climate protection.
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At the meeting, the activists should present their actions and projects. Also, technologies for climate protection developed by young people are presented. The developed measures should be submitted to the Heads of State and Government. UN Secretary-General António Guterres was also present at the Youth Summit - especially as a listener.
Nevertheless, Guterres also made a speech: "This is one of the problems of global leaders: that they talk too much and do not listen enough," he said. Only a few years ago he felt discouraged by the advancing climate change and the lack of action by politicians. "And suddenly I felt that there was a new impulse that increased, and that came to a great extent from the youth movement," Guterres said.
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Meanwhile, there is a change and rethinking in politics, but more must be done in order not to lose the race in the climate crisis. Some people warned him to be cautious with the support of the young activists. "But I'm not careful at all, I encourage you to keep going." His own generation must be held accountable for their dealings with the climate.
On Friday, millions of people around the world had called for increased efforts against global warming in strikes, rallies and protests.
